Humans are always looking for a purpose in life. The definition of life in biological terms is different than asking a person what life means to them. Everybody defines life differently, however, their goals are all unknowingly similar. In Steve Jobs brilliantly inspiring Commencement Address to graduates in college, he states his importance of his reason to live. His tells these advice to the graduates in hope to inspire them and give them a pathway to why living is important. People should follow Steve Jobs’s brilliant advice in order to live a satisfying life because he has gone through many tough experiences and became successful.
As people mature, they learn various things and how these skills have helped them build up to where they are
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For Steve Jobs, he declares, “ I was lucky- I found what I loved to do early in life” (Jobs 11). Students normally have the most trouble finding out what they want to pursue in their future. Some do it because their family tells them too and others want to explore the best of their options. Regardless, as long as they find what they like, it adds another reason to why they wake up everyday. Unfortunately, life is not always going to go smoothly as Jobs says, “ And then I got fired (...) I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over” (Jobs 11-12). However, even when the most unexpected situations happen, people need to make the best out of the situation. They can find a new job with the same major they like, they can create a new company, and there are so many opportunities out in the world that can bring them out of the devastating news. The love to pursue is what gives them motivation to keep going. Steve also states, “ You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is a great work” (Jobs 15). Humans psychologically choose to do averagely in things they do not have an interest in or are forced to do something because they need it to live. Only when they find their passion, working …show more content…
In a video called, Happy by Roko Belic, the film follows a series of different people who are successful and happy. Steve Jobs’s advice is irrelevant to them as they have their own reason to live. Unfortunately, in the film, when it focused on Japan, people were successful but they did not know their meaning in life. Majority of the people in Japan are very successful, but the risk of suicide was extremely high. Even when Steve Jobs was diagnosed with cancer he claimed, “ My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctors for prepare to die (...) Your time is limited, so don’t waste your time living in someone else’s life” (Jobs 19-23). For many people, they want to be successful, but they also forget about their physical well being. The moment people know that they are going to pass away, then they start to regret. Also like Steve Jobs, Robert Eger was diagnosed with cancer as the article reveals, “ He could no longer eat or drink, and he had lost his voice entirely (...) he began writing an online journal” (Jones 12-15). People need a reason to live and finding what a person likes to do is ultimately what makes a person
Today´s society is filled with people that only care about money and a person's profession when it comes to valuing an individual's life. Many people think that having a lot of money, college degrees, and working for a top notch business or company defines who they are, but what about the people who may not be successful in the world's view, but are happy because they are doing what they love to do ? Steve Jobs gave a commencement speech at Stanford University, in 2005, advising the graduates to follow their passions and not to listen to other people's advice about what is valuable or not. He also advised them not to waste their time living someone else’s life. Steve Jobs advocates for individuals to have the bravery to follow your
Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me. - Steve Jobs.
To articulate on Job’s own understanding of this he expresses his encounter with death and the reality that dreams and desires of the future can be lost at any moment. Steve Jobs showcases the story in which he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and faced with the almost unbearable reality of having to say goodbye to everything and everyone he cherished. Because of this experience he was able to understand that “ [one’s] time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life” (23). Living life for one’s self is what matters and one should not put their dreams long after everyone else's. To illustrate this comprehension in a different light one could look unto the life of Roger Ebert. It is apparent that he found what he loved which was being a movie critic. After almost meeting death and having to then live without a jaw, Ebert found himself still using his words to convey his thoughts and opinions but in an even more meaningful form. Even when under the scrutinizing opinions by those that cared for him to stop what he loved, he kept critiquing films until his death in 2013. It takes a certain passion to do work without ceasing and it requires a great deal determination to find it.
The story of Jobs struggle with death invokes the feeling of helplessness and sadness within the audience. When Jobs finds out that most types of pancreatic cancer are incurable he had to live with the fact that he would die. When he finds out that it is curable, he realizes that nobody wants to die, a sentiment that everyone shares. While facing death, he realizes that time is limited and says “don’t waste it living someone else’s life…. have the courage to follow your own heart and intuition” (26). By telling this story, he brings up the circumstance of death. It can happen at any time to anyone. This invokes a feeling of helplessness and sadness within the audience. Death is unequivocal, so he urges his audience to follow their dreams while they can because they might not be able to the next
Steve Jobs is trying to say that you should live every day like it is your last. He knew his life had value to him and his family. He felt like life was worth living even though once in a while a hard choice would come along to toughen his life. Making a choice is very hard, but when making a choice it should be one that you will not regret later in life. Making choices is one of the hardest things in life so you must see all the good and all the bad to the outcome of your options. Live everyday like it is your last. Ebert says that life is a very precious thing. Hamlet wants to die, but him not knowing what is on the other side scares so he decides to live. Even though Ebert had to get surgery, he got through it and learned to still live his life with no regrets.
Most people who watched his video had a Change in heart because they realized that they prefer to live a much better and happier life than one in which they would be miserable in. I know that after watching this video I realized what I want to do with my life and it is not something in which I am not going to be happy and I mean it is my life so why not make something good out of it and do something that is going to make me happy the rest of my life. I know that Steve Jobs gave this commencement speech so he can help graduates like me to decide what they want to do in their life. Also to add to this I would like to say that Steve Jobs has also said about how remembering that we are going to die this is the best way to avoid the trap so just know that we are already naked and we should just follow our
Steve Jobs was an incredibly successful individual. In his 2005 Stanford commencement speech and Steve Jobs: An extraordinary career, Jobs’ reveals the habits he put into practice to achieve his success. There are two habits Jobs’ utilized, be proactive and begin with the end in mind.
Many of my friends pick their careers based on money and trade skills that they have. I am proficient in art and design, but didn’t feel like that was what I wanted to do for my career. Your career shapes a huge portion of your life. It is what you do every day, for a large portion of your life. It is what I have prepared for the past 12 or so years of my life. It is way more than just money or a skill. I wanted to do something unique, something interesting, something that would inspire me to be a better human, something that would make me feel, something that is challenging, something that helped others, and above all, something that was rewarding and made me feel fulfilled.
Intro Deciding what you want to study during your college career can be a difficult and tedious task. This is due to fact that many young adults coming out of high school are unsure of what they want to do or what path to take career wise. It is also tedious because this requires that these individuals have to constantly try and explore new avenues so that they can find their passion in life. The path I chose to take when coming out of high school was entering the business school at Howard University.
Many individuals have different aspects as to how life should be valued. Some individuals live life a day at a time while attempting to make the most as if their last breath was upcoming. In a Stanford Commencement in 2005, Apple CEO Steve Jobs quo...
He didn't live normal life. he grew up in underprivileged family. Even, he was born out of wedlock. He knew from an early age that he was adopted. Although that was the real problem in Steve's life that made him independence. However, he made his life successful because he overcame his hard background, and he cheer himself up 'I can make better life'. His parents fostered the idea that young Jobs was special, and he used this sense of self-entitlement to succeed. While Jobs has always been an intelligent and innovative thinker, his youth was riddled with frustrations over formal schooling. He entered university for one semester, but he failed so he left the university, and he said: "After six months, I could not find its value.
Some people already know by the age of seven that they want to become a pilot or nurse; others, however, have more difficulties deciding what to do with their future. People who decided to go to a university or college have to make an important choice: what major are they going into? For many people this is a very difficult question. As the statistics show, one out of five students change their major between admission and the first day of classes. Nearly three out of four students change majors at least twice before they graduate. And three out of four college students express uncertainly about their major. These striking results raised some questions for me. Is it really necessary to choose a major? What influence has the choice of a specific major on the student and his or her education? What are the opportunities for the future? And how can these students be helped? Since I am still having trouble choosing a major myself, I decided to do some research on this topic and I hope it will help you a little bit to make the right choice.
In 2005, Steve Jobs’ gave a commencement speech to the University of Stanford. His speech is a very motivational and inspiring to everyone that has listened to it. He talks about three stories that happened in his life and allowed him to be where he is today. Connecting the dots, love and lost, and death. He puts his life events into perspective and allows you to see how everything came together for him. Never giving up on what you believe in and doing what you love every day.
Steve Jobs has significantly impacted today’s society and many industries. Steve Jobs was born in February 24th, 1955 in San Francisco California. He was adopted at birth by Paul Jobs (1922 -1993) and Clara Jobs (1924 ` 1986). Jobs went through rocky days in elementary school. Despite his rough time in elementary school, Steve was able to skip couple of grades. Steve enrolled at Reed College in Oregon but he dropped out after six month. Steve studied creative classes, including calligraphy.
Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, Steve Jobs was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. He was also the co-founder and CEO of Pixar and NeXT Inc. Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, CA February 24, 1955 and died in Palo Alto, CA October 5, 2011. His spouse was Laurene Powell from 1991-2011 when he died from a respiratory arrest related to the pancreas neuroendocrine tumor and Metastatic Insulinoma. Steve Jobs had 4 children Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Reed Jobs, Erin Jobs and Eve Jobs.